PSYCH 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Executive Functions, Psychoneuroimmunology, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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A traumatic event is considered a stressor so severe that it can produce long term psychological consequences the stressors as stimulus approaches focuses on identifying different type of stressful events, ranging from job loss to combat. Stress as a response- they assess peoples psychological and physical reactions to stressful circumstanced. Stressful situation that touch the lives o the entire community can increase social awareness enhance a variety of positive personal. The general adaptation syndrome: three stages alarm, resistance and exhaustion: alarm: involves excitation of the automatic nervous system the discharge of stress hormones adrenaline and physical symptoms of anxiety. Women rely on social contact and nurturing abilities to deal with stress by tending to those around them and to themselves, women typically befriend or turn to other. Psychological response to events manifest itself in physcicalogical reactions. Serious disorder of the immune system are life threatening such as aids.
